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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington D.C. 1917 to 1938: The Peyote Controversy; Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians; Tricksters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a winyan?
(a) A wound.
(b) A brook.
(c) A woman.
(d) A bird.

2. Why did Zitkala-Sa resign her position of secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indians?
(a) She was too ill to serve.
(b) She had more creative pursuits now.
(c) They elected a peyote majority leader.
(d) Her family required more of her time.

3. How many children slept in each bed at the boarding house?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. Zitkala-Sa told the government that Sitting Bull was her ___________________.
(a) brother.
(b) grandfather.
(c) uncle.
(d) godfather.

5. Which of the following is NOT something the girls did at the boarding school?
(a) Sewed.
(b) Made pottery.
(c) Baked.
(d) Washed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the school in #139 located?

2. What did the white hunter promise to give to Prairie Flower?

3. How did Gertrude sign the article that appeared in the publication in #103?

4. Which of the following was NOT a use for peyote among the Indians?

5. The Federal agents took away Indian children as young as ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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